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J. E. MONIGHAN.

FISHNG SIGNAL.

APPLICATION HLED 8.21.1917.

1 ,309,365. Patented July 8, 1919.

In! OOLUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH co., \vnsmmw w. L

JOHN mum? Momamim 0]? Fear WAYN -INMANA.

'FISHING-SIGNAL.

specification of Le't'ters'Patent.

Annlication filed Febniar'v 21. 1917. Serial No. 15629 1 To Mme/mm, 1177201} ommw; v

Be .itlmown that}, JOHN ,E. IWW GQAN, a citizen ofnthe. United Etudes, resid ng t Fort Wayne, 7 .in .tlliei euunty "of Allen l and State 01". Indiana, have invented, Qertan new and useful ImprovementsinFishing; fiig;

the provision of a signal for indicating to the fisherman when a fish caught.

Another ohgect of the invention resides in the provision, of va .deriee foiyzittaelunent to,

a fishing rod which supports 9 flash light in such iL'pQSltiOlLflS to. be i'eadllyseen by the user andzwhiehlight iseutomatieally flushed whenpnll isiexerted onthe hook. it

.A. still further-objected, the iIlYGIllJlOIL is mfprovide a device which is adnpted fOr use in eonn'ection w-ithahline using a reel'a'nd, which .is searrangecl that. theline may be run out on wound, on the reel Without being interfered With in any way by the devieeand yet providing meanstfor eperating the light when. a fish bites. t i t i With thesewand other objects in \HBW, the il'lYGIltlOn consists in'the. novel eo nhinutien and e'nmngeinenhof parts which W 1 be fp'll y set. fiqnth In the ,follewmg speeifieat qn and aecompanyingdrawingam -w11'1ch:j I

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Riveted or otherwise rigidly attached to the casing 5 are the ears 29 and 30 which are formed integrally with the attaching plate designated by the numeral 31. The attaching plate 3l comprises a plate 32 which is bent back upon itself as at 33 and forms the oppositely extending off-set arms 34 which are transversely curved to receive the fishing rod. The car 30 is formed at the edge of the bent back portion 33 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. The opposite ends of the plate 32 are apertured to receive bolts 35 by means of which suitable inverted L-shaped attaching brackets are secured to said plate. These brackets are designated by the numeral 36 and the horizontal arn'is of said brackets are disposed between the plate and the arms 34 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. Pivoted to the downwardly extending arm of the L-shaped attaching brackets 36 are the U-shaped clamp frames 37 carrying at the ends of the arms opposite those attached to the downwardl extending arms of the brackets 36 suita le hingled lates having extending therethroug t umb screws 39 the ends of which are threaded into the ends of the horizontal arms of the brackets 36, thus providing a yoke in which the fishing rod 1 is received. Vertical slots 40 are formed in the arms of the U-shaped frames or yokes 37 and form guides for cars 41 formed on the clamp members 42 the up er ends of which are provided with E-ehaped notches 43 to engage the under side of the fishing rod. Screws 44 are threaded through the bight portions of the U-shaped frames 37 and engage the under side of the clamp members &2 to force the same upwardly and against the fishing rod, thereby firmly securing the device in place on the fishing rod.

It will be apparent from the foregoing, that in use the device is first placed in position on a fishing rod by arranging the thumb screws 39 and allowing the yokes to open whereupon the rod is placed in position by restin the curved bearing arms 34 of the attaching plate 31 on the rod whereupon the yokes are closed and the thumb screws 39 tightened into place. After the rod has been placed in position the thumb screws 44 are turned to cause the clamping members 42 to move into en agement with the under side of the rod an firmly clamp the device on the rod thereby placing the device inposition for operation. The fishing line 3 is then taken from the reel and passed through the opening in the ear 25 nearest the reel, after which it is passed beneath the roller 26 adjacent the ear 25 and the line is then passed beneath the hook 28 and over the roller 27 after which it passes beneath the roller 26 farthest from the reel and through the opening in the car 25, farthest from the reel, after which the same is threaded through the eye of the rod in the usual way. A pocket fiash light is then placed in the casing 5 and it will be apparent that when a fish bites, )ull will be exerted on the line thereby causmg the plate 24 to exert pull on the lever 22 to cause the shaft 11 to turn and move the cam 12 into engagement with the push button control of the fiash light thereby causing said push button to complete the circuit through the light.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the coin bination and arrangement of parts as will f all within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat is claimed 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a casing adapted to be secured upon a fishing rod, of an electric flash light of common construction provided with a slidable contact member projecting beyond the casing, said light being mounted in the casing, and means actuatable by a fishing line when pull is exerted thereon for moving the contact member of said light into operative position so as to close the circuit thereof and cause illumination of the light.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing adapted to be secured upon a fishing rod, of an electric flash light of common construction mounted in said casing and provided witha slidable contact member, a shaft rockably supported by said casing and provided with a cam for engagement with the contact member of the light so as to move the same into operative position to cause illumination of said light when the shaft is rocked in one direction, and means actuatable by a fishing line when pull is exerted thereon for rocking said shaft in operative direction.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing adapted to be secured upon a fishing rod, of an electric flash light of common construction mounted in said casing and provided with a slidable contact member, and means carried by said casing and actuatable by a fishing line inserted therethrough when pull is exerted on said line for engaging the contact member of the light and moving it into operative position so as to cause closing of the circuit thereof and illumination of said light.

4. In a device of the class describe the combination with a fishing rod, :1. rec and line, of a casing, said casing being adapted to be secured at any point on said fishing rod, a flash light fitted in said casing, bearings extending outwardly from one end of the casing, a rock shaft mounted in said bearing, a cam on the rock shaft adapted to engage the control button of the ash light, a lever on said rock shaft, means to connect the rock shaft with a fishing line between the reel and terminal of the rod whereby a pull on said line will cause said shaft to rock and flash the light, a second lever connected to the rock shaft, a plunger connected to said second lever, and a spring engaging beneath the plunger and ada ted to exert pressure thereon when the shaft is mox'ed whereby the shaft will be returned to normal inoperative position.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a fishin rod, a reel and a line, of a casing, a flash light fitted in said casing, bearings extending outwardly from one end of the casing, a rock shaft mounted on said bearing, a cam on the rock shaft adapted to engage the control button of the flash light, a lever on said rock shaft, means to connect the rock shaft with the fishing line intermediate the reel and terminal of the rod. whereby a pull on said line Will cause said shaft to rock and flash the light, a lever connected to the rock shaft, a plunger connected to the lever, a spring engaging beneath the plunger and adapted to exert pressure thereon when the shaft is moved whereby the shaft will be returned to normal inoperative position, and an attaching plate secured to the casing by which the same can be attached at any point to a fishing rod.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a fishing rod, a reel and a. line, of a casing, a flash light fitted in said casing and having a slidable contact member, bearings extending outwardly from one end of the casing, a rock shaft, mounted on said bearing, a cam in the rock shaft adapted to engage the contact member of the flash light, a lever on said rock shaft, means to connect the rock shaft with the fishing line intermediate thereel and terminal of the rod whereby a pull on said line will cause said shaft to rock so as to actuate the contact member of said light by means of said cam, a lever connected to the rock shaft, a plunger connected to the lever, and a spring engaging beneath the plunger and adapted to exert pressure thereon when the shaft is moved whereby the shaft will be returned to normal inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN EMEY MONIGHAN.

Witnesses HOWARD HAWTHORN, FRANK CRAMER.

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